Asset management and wealth advisory group Arbra Partners has announced the launch of its first high conviction private markets basket, a diversified portfolio of private tech investments.

The companies in the basket were chosen through Arbra’s proprietary investment thesis and due diligence, seeking to offer diversified exposure to innovative global tech trends.

Arbra highlighted what it believed would be the core tech trends that would drive ‘tomorrow’s economy’, which included the democratisation of technology, global increase in talent, artificial intelligence (AI) as an innovation catalyst, and the government being consumers of technology.

Exposure to underlying assets in the basket was achieved through direct positions on company cap tables or via select allocations, alongside tier one GPs through co-investments or syndicates.

The investment is typically at the series B+ stage in firms focused on North America and Europe, with a minimum investment size of $500,000 and the basket targeting exits within four to five years.

Arbra will propose baskets on a rolling basis through the year, incorporating opportunities as they present themselves.

Its investment thesis identified specific sub-sectors that it believed captured the best upside in the next tech cycle, including industrialisation 4.0, climate tech, and enterprise technologies.

Arbra said it was primarily focused on growth and its hybrid approach, which combines venture capital and hedge fund methodologies.

“Our high conviction basket aims to fill a gap in the way our investors gain exposure to private market opportunities,” stated Arbra chief executive, Philip Harris.

“All our targets are part of a highly curated long list of unique tech disruptors, and we are delighted to bring this to market.”

Arbra founder, Lucas Bitencourt, added: “We’re backing the breakthrough technologies and proven sectors we believe will reshape the future - and our high conviction basket offers investors a bold, distinctive opportunity to stay ahead of the curve.”

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